A Soul Framed in Christ: Stephen Charnock on the Renewal of God’s Image
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
There is a particular pressing question that seems to permeate the whole of Charnock’s works: “If the greatest or highest degree of excellence is found in this imitable perfection of God, this conformity to holiness, then what does this conformity look like in the soul that has been regenerated?” This book undertakes a detailed analysis of the various components of Charnock’s doctrine of regeneration, more specifically, the continuity in his thought working out the reality that is contained within the highest degree of excellence that is found in the imitable perfection of God. Charnock brings the whole of that image of God renewed in the soul under the microscope of Scripture to reveal the details found in the conformity to that vital principle, holiness.
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“Bartoe provides precisely the fuel that many Christians need in
order to push forward in sanctification. Through reintroducing us
to the thought of the great Puritan Stephen Charnock, Bartoe
reminds us that growth in grace is nothing less than growing in our
display of the ‘imitable perfections’ of God. Sanctification
sharpens the image of God in his people and makes us more like him!
I pray this will spur many forward in lives of God-honoring
holiness.”
—Stephen G. Myers, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
“Bartoe’s work is a thoroughly researched and beautifully
illuminating study of a seventeenth-century Puritan divine’s
concept of ‘continuity in conformity,’ . . . which might
also be called sanctification . . . . Well versed
not only in classic Puritan and Reformed sources but in the
scholastic tradition running back through Suarez, Aquinas, and
Augustine to Aristotle, Charnock is anything but narrow in scope,
offering many reasons for ecumenical interest.”
—Philip Blosser, Sacred Heart Major Seminary
“Puritan theologian Stephen Charnock is renowned for his profound
exposition of theology proper: The Existence and Attributes of
God. However, few have plumbed the depths of Charnock’s
doctrine of the imago Dei and its renewal in fallen mankind.
Frank Bartoe’s penetrating and erudite study is a welcome addition
to the growing body of scholarly literature on Reformed orthodox
thought.”
—Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
“Bartoe draws out the brilliance of Charnock, who understood better
than most a balance of head and heart as seen in the doctrine of
regeneration. . . . Reading Bartoe’s work brought back
wonderful memories of the amazing work of Stephen Charnock. I hope
this work leads the reader to imbibe fully in Charnock’s writings.
Enjoy!”
—Larry Siekawitch, University of Northwestern
- Title: A Soul Framed in Christ: Stephen Charnock on the Renewal of God’s Image
- Authors: Joel R. Beeke, IV Frank L. Bartoe
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2021
- Logos Release Date: 2022
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781532663055, 9781532663031, 9781532663048, 1532663056, 153266303X, 1532663048
- Resource ID: LLS:9781532663055
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2025-10-11T01:46:40Z
Frank L. Bartoe IV is an ordained Reformed Presbyterian
minister. He is the author of Approaching a Heavenly Reality in
a Temporal Realm: Robert Bruce’s Theology of the Sacrament
(2019).